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New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez attempts to present a charm from Tiffany & Co with "Rex" written on it to Marine Corporal Megan Leavey but has to make dodge Sgt. Rex, a bomb sniffing German Shepherd she handled in two duty tours in Iraq,... View Photo »
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Marine Corporal Megan Leavey walks with Sgt. Rex, a bomb sniffing German Shepherd she handled in two duty tours in Iraq, as they are introduced before the New York Yankees played the Seattle Mariners in their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee... View Photo »
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Former Marine Cpl. and Purple Heart recipient Megan Leavey and combat dog Sgt. Rex participate in a ceremony before a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, May 13, 2012. Through two... View Photo »
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This photo provided by Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles, shows Bear a 100-pound Shiloh German shepherd, on Monday, May 7, 2012, in Los Angeles. Three years ago, Bear, was a dog nobody wanted at a Texas shelter. Debbie... View Photo »
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In this photo provided by Senator Charles Schumer�s Office, Schumer, right, joins Marine Corps veteran Corporal Megan Leavey and �Sgt. Rex,� a military working dog that she partnered with to locate improvised explosive devices during her tour in Iraq,... View Photo »
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Police officers with German shepherd dogs line up during a test, as part of a general training course, at a local cynologist police centre in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk March 26, 2012. Dogs of the cynologist centre help police patrol streets,... View Photo »
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A German shepherd dog is tested as part of a general training course at a local cynologist police centre in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk March 26, 2012. Dogs of the cynologist centre help police patrol streets, search for drugs, explosives and... View Photo »
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A four-month-old German shepherd puppy looks through a lattice at a local cynologist police centre in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk March 26, 2012. Dogs of the cynologist centre help police patrol streets, search for drugs, explosives and... View Photo »
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In this March 23, 2012 photo, Armando Morales walks his German shepherd Athena at Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The mild winter means ticks are going to be stirring earlier this year as they begin searching for the blood meals,... View Photo »
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In this March 22, 2012 photo, Solomon, a Dalmatian-German shepherd mix estimated to be about 14 years old, wags his tail as he's greeted by passing children from the shop where his owner Lisa Black cuts hair, in Seattle. Black owns the Stardust Salon... View Photo »
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In this March 22, 2012 photo, Solomon, a Dalmatian-German shepherd mix estimated to be about 14 years old, lounges on his bed in the shop where his owner, Lisa Black, works on a client's hair in Seattle. Black owns the Stardust Salon and Spa and Solomon... View Photo »
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German Shepherd puppy Ziva (L) and Black Labrador Retriever puppy Brooklyn Deli sleep after a news conference at the American Kennel Club in New York February 28, 2012. The Labrador Retriever and the German Sheperd hold the top spots as the most popular... View Photo »
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Brooklyn's Deli, a black Labrador Retriever pup, Ziva, a German Shepherd pup, Jag, a Beagle pup, Toby, a Golden Retriever pup, and Sierra, a Yorkshire Terrier pup attend as American Kennel Club announces Most Popular Dogs... View Photo »
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: Ziva, a German Shepherd pup (L) and Brooklyn's Deli, a black Labrador Retriever pup take a rest as American Kennel Club announces Most Popular Dogs in the U.S. at American Kennel Club Offices on February 28, 2012 in New York... View Photo »
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: Commander, a German Shepherd (L) and Brookly's Bella Luna, Labrador Retriever attend as American Kennel Club announces Most Popular Dogs in the U.S. at American Kennel Club Offices on February 28, 2012 in New York City. View Photo »
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) A Rottweiler, Yorkshire Terrier, Golden Retriever, Beagle, German Shepherd and a white Labrador Retriever attend as American Kennel Club announces Most Popular Dogs in the U.S. at American Kennel Club Offices on February... View Photo »
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: Commander, a German Shepherd adult (L) and Ziva, a German Shepherd puppy attend as American Kennel Club announces Most Popular Dogs in the U.S. at American Kennel Club Offices on February 28, 2012 in New York City. View Photo »
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: Deli, a black Labrador Retriever puppy (L) and Ziva, a German Shepherd puppy attend as American Kennel Club announces Most Popular Dogs in the U.S. at American Kennel Club Offices on February 28, 2012 in New York City. View Photo »
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A German shepherd named Cappy, handled by James Moses, competes in the herding group, in which Cappy was victorious, at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. View Photo »
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The German Shepherd Dog (GSD, also known as an Alsatian), (German: Deutscher Schäferhund) is a breed of large-sized dog that originated in Germany. German Shepherds are a relatively new breed of dog, whose origins date to 1899. As part of the Herding group, the German Shepherd is a working dog developed originally for herding sheep. Because of... Full Article
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: Commander, a German Shepherd adult (L) and Ziva, a German Shepherd puppy attend as American Kennel Club announces Most Popular Dogs in the U.S. at American Kennel Club Offices on February 28, 2012 in New York City.
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A German shepherd named Cappy, handled by James Moses, competes in the herding group, in which Cappy was victorious, at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.
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A man plays with his German Shepherd dog on a street during heavy snowfall in the centre of Belgrade February 3, 2012. Fresh heavy snowfall has caused traffic chaos in Belgrade and other Serbian cities.
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A transport police officer with her German shepherd dog checks a polling station, put up to enable passengers using transit trains to vote, at the central railway station in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk December 3, 2011. Russia goes to the polls for parliamentary elections on...
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An unidentified Azeri rescuer speaks with Cip, a 5-year-old German shepherd who on Thursday found 18-year-old youth Imdat Padak alive under the rubble of a collapsed building more than 100 hours after Sunday's 7-2-magnitude quake, in Ercis, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. The...
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In this photo provided by Westside German Shepherd Rescue, Troy, a German shepherd, arrives in an SUV Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at the Westside German Shepherd Rescue in Los Angeles during a transfer of 60 shepherds to a new state-of-the-art facility designed specifically for the K-9s. The...
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Azeri, Roman Akisen carries Cip, a 5-year-old German shepherd who on Thursday found 18-year-old youth Imdat Padak alive under the rubble of a collapsed building more than 100 hours after Sunday's 7-2-magnitude quake, in Ercis, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The 213-person team from the...
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Pavel Misenko, 27, an Azeri rescuer and his four-year-old German shepherd dog, Max, search in the debris to find survivors trapped under the debris of a collapsed building where seven people are believed buried in Ercis, Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The powerful Sunday quake in...
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A German Shepherd for sale is chained to a pole at an animal market in Bab al-Aziziya, Moammar Gadhafi's former compound in the heart of Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011.
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This photo provided by Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles, shows Bear a 100-pound Shiloh German shepherd, on Monday, May 7, 2012, in Los Angeles. Three years ago, Bear, was a dog nobody wanted at a Texas shelter. Debbie Zeisler came to his rescue. On Monday,...
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Brooklyn's Deli, a black Labrador Retriever pup, Ziva, a German Shepherd pup, Jag, a Beagle pup, Toby, a Golden Retriever pup, and Sierra, a Yorkshire Terrier pup attend as American Kennel Club announces Most Popular Dogs in the U.S. at American Kennel...
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: Deli, a black Labrador Retriever puppy (L) and Ziva, a German Shepherd puppy attend as American Kennel Club announces Most Popular Dogs in the U.S. at American Kennel Club Offices on February 28, 2012 in New York City.
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A German shepherd dog attacks a trainer, who fired a Kalashnikov automatic gun, during an annual cynologist competition held by members of the regional penitentiary camps system, outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 22, 2011.
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A German shepherd dog attacks a trainer during an annual cynologist competition held by members of the regional penitentiary camps system, outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 22, 2011.
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This July 20, 2011 photo shows German shepherd Bolto giving Neil Dorame a lick as they pose for photos in front of their home in Fullerton, Calif. When the Dorame family got Bolto as a puppy last year, they decided to have a microchip implanted in the dog with an identification number...
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This Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 photo shows Luis Calderon with his German shepherd, Buddy, right, and his wife's dog Lola, left, in El Monte, Calif. Calderon, a self-employed handyman, has a wife and two kids and says work is scarce. If Buddy needed a vet, Calderon says he would have to...
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 photo, Luis Calderon offers dog food to his German shepherd, Buddy, in El Monte, Calif. Calderon, a self-employed handyman, has a wife and two kids and says work is scarce. If Buddy needed a vet, Calderon says he would have to go through public services...
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Marine Corporal Megan Leavey walks with Sgt. Rex, a bomb sniffing German Shepherd she handled in two duty tours in Iraq, as they are introduced before the New York Yankees played the Seattle Mariners in their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, May 13, 2012.
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